I'll tell you a tale of peace and love Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day of the land that rules all lands above Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day May peace and plenty be her share that kept our homes from want and care God bless England is our prayer Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
(Chorus) Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day So we say, hip hooray God bless England is our prayer Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
Now our fathers oft' were knotty boys Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day her pikes and guns were dangerous toys Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day At Bellanaha and Peter's hill Made the English cry their fill but old Britannia loves us still Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
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When we were savage fierce and wild Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day She came as a mother to her child Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day Gently raised us from the slime Kept our hands from hellish crime and sent us to heaven in her own good time Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day
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So Irish men forget the past Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day Mind the day that's coming fast Whack fol the diddle O' the dido day When we will all be civilized Neat and clean and well advised Won't mother England be surprised?